Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-03
Tho Wheat Crop.
Railroad

CAIRO, ILL, May 29.-The following
crop summary will appear in this weeks
issue OF the Farmers Review: Our reports
this week indicate that local rains
throughout the western states have more
or less broken up the drOuth. There is
an improved condition of affairs in rela-
tlon to winter wheat The crop is no
ticeable in Indiana and Ohio, and while
other states have suffered from lack of
rain, it seems probable that should
the present condition continue the
damage viii be less than was
anticipated. More rain is generally
needed except in the southern states.
Twenty counties Ia Illinois this
week report the average condition Of
winter wheat at SO per cent. Cumber
land, L.salle, Marshall, MOultrie, Scott,
Douglass and johnson counties report
the condition Of their crop at 100 per
cent. Injuries from chinch bugs are re
ported by Edwards, Oily, FaYette, Frank
lin, Lawrence, Massaca, Monroe and
Johnson counties, while the Hessian fly
is working in White county. Ten counties
report lack of rain, while eight others
have sufficient moisture and nine are not
suffering.
AOulICCu IuuldId GOAhkACS 4CpOIL OIL
average Chndition in winter wheat Of 81
per cent. The average reaches 100 in Mad
isOn, Miami, Monroe, Rush and Spencer
counties. The weather, on the whole, in
Indiana is now favorable to the winter
wheat crop. Eleven OHIO counties re-
port the average condition above that Of
last week. Local rains have fallen in
many districts of the state, and pros
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condition of winter wheat is placed ct IS
per cent in seven Michigan counties re-
porting. The average reaches 100 per
cent. in Grand Traverse and ShiaWasse
counties, and ranges from 70 to 80 in
the others reporting. Rain is still needed
in Grand, Traverse, Lenewee and Van
Buren, counties. The counties reporting
from Wisconsin this week give the con-
dition of winter wheat ST 10 per cent.
The percentage of the condition Of the
crop in Fond du Lac county is placed st
100, in Marquette al 30, and ia Cheppewa
at 30, the latter county having suffered
from drOuth The condition of winter
wheat IN Missouri Is promising Eleven
counties report So average condition
Of 90 per cent. The condition in Mercer
county is placed IS nigh as I20 per cent,
III NluSSlOu ~ lLD SEu III OdIGy3 DILL
ton, Montgomery and Newton counties at
100 per cent. Injury 10 the crop from
army worms is reported in New Madrid
and Cape Girardeau counties. Kentucky
counties reported this week place the
condition of winter wheat at an average
of from 70 to 100 per cent. Ten counties
in Kansas report the condition of winter
wheat at s. per cent. of the average. Com
plants are numerous Of drouth and bugs.
Hail killed most Of the crop in Clay Coun-
ty on May -.
The condition CT spring wheat in
Minnesota is placed by four counties at
IS per cent. of an average, while four
others report the condition SIS good. Six
counties report lack OF rain, while
others reporting are well or fairly sup
piled. Iowa promises to have good crop !
OF spring wheat, nine counties report the
ySndition of the crop at an
average of "a per cent. Local /
rains have fallen, but much more I
is needed. Seven Nebraska counties |
report the condition of spring wheat in
mat state at,sn average of 81 per cent.
Local rains have fallen, but more is need |
3D.. Mes36ws and pastures throughout |
the country are in good condition where |
local rains have occurred, but majority |
have been shortened by drouth.